FPT: This list of states and possessions by TFR has some data: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_fertility_rate (In general, the more rural -- and the more religiou… (View Post)

FPT: Recently, I have been thinking, more and more, that we should be preparing for the possibility of global cooling. Why? Because of what I have read of the effects of volcanos, for example, Stomme… (View Post)

In the 1982 edition of "The Penguin Atlas of Recent History" Colin McEvedy said, speaking of the Cold War: "Whether this situation is comfortable or not, it is certainly stable." … (View Post)

There are three recent Supreme Court decisions that bode well for American democracy: First, of course, is Dobbs, which has made us less of a kritarchy, by restoring control of the issue to the peopl… (View Post)

In my area, there is an extensive network of public buses, none having more than one deck. In addition, I often see private buses ferrying Google and Microsoft employees around. The buses are private… (View Post)